Student Housing
Tartu Student Village is a non-profit organisation. Its founders are the University of Tartu and the Student Council. The main function of the Student Village is housing students, guests and the staff members of the University.
Student Village owns eight fully functional dormitories. The dormitories are located in various places around the town. International students are accommodated in the student dormitory at Raatuse Str. 22, located in the centre. For more information, please see the website of Student Village.
The mentioned dormitory consists of units comprising 3 study bedrooms (twin rooms) with a shared bathroom and kitchen. A place in a twin room costs around 93 EUR per month, the whole room costs double. The rooms include essential furniture and blankets. Pillow, linen and cookware are not provided - students should have their own. Before buying new cookware, find out if previous tenants have left behind some that you could perhaps use. The linen by the Student Village are provided for 1.92 EUR per day.
To have a place or a room in the dormitory:
1. Please inform Student Village of your intent to stay in the student dormitory by submitting an accommodation application as described in the information materials sent to you along with your admission letter, by the deadlines mentioned:
for autumn semester: July 28;
for spring semester: December 20.
2. On arrival to the dormitory, you have to pay a refundable deposit 50 EUR per place, otherwise you won’t get a key to your room;
3. Within 3 days after arriving, you have to go to the management office of the Student Village (Narva Str. 25, phone +372 740 9955) to sign a contract.
4. If you haven’t signed the contract by September 14 (autumn semester) or February 14 (spring semester), you will lose your place/room in the dormitory.
How to find an apartment
If the life in the dormitory seems not to be of your style, you could rent an apartment. The prices range from approximately 160 EUR in the farther parts of the town to 380 EUR or more in the centre (1-2 rooms). The rents are the highest in the fall – late August, early September.
Information on rental apartments is available from real estate agencies and portals.